# Accident 20121027024329A: Cessna 170A, Calexico, CA, October 27, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 2012, 13:00 local time
- Place: Calexico, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6675° N, 115.5175° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6675&lon=-115.5175&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1332D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1332D-2018-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C145 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,700 total, 30 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13CA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121027024329A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

N1332D, A CESSNA C170A LOST CONTROL ON LANDING AT CALEXICO AIRPORT. (RUNWAY 26) THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND BUT COULD NOT CLIMB AND IMPACTED THE GROUND A FEW FEET TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 26. THE AIRCRAFT SPUN ON THE GROUND DURING THE IMPACT AND WAS DESTROYED.  THE PILOT AND THE PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR13CA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA024), Oct 27, 2012: Cessna 170A (N1332D), Calexico, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an attempted go-around, which resulted in a runway excursion.

## Other reports on N1332D (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19760403009779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760403009779A), Apr 3, 1976: Cessna 170A (N1332D), Hartford, WI, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 35KTS.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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